Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the pre-qualification of tenderers will be advertised for the construction of a new school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37805/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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A letter authorising pre-qualification of contractors issued to the Board of Management and the Project Manager on August 28th, 2018. The authorised pre-qualification process is to select a shortlist of contractors for this project. An advertisement is expected to issue in the coming weeks.

When pre-qualification is complete the project will then be progressed to tender stage. A tender stage normally takes between 7 and 8 months to complete.

A letter issued from my Department to the Board of Management on 9th March 2018 outlining the projected timeframe for the progression of this project to tender and construction stage and the steps involved.